This paper reviews the fiscal relations between the three levels of government in Austria and points to the scope for reforming them with a view to improving the efficiency of the public sector. Key areas of public sector activity are subject to complex relations across the three layers of...

Es gibt eine Vielfalt an Verflechtungen zwischen den Gebietskörperschaften sowohl bezüglich der Trägerschaft der Aufgaben wie auch bezüglich ihrer Finanzierung. Letztere erfolgt in hohem Maße durch Transferzahlungen zwischen den Gebietskörperschaften, was zwar die Finanzierungslasten einer...

"This book provides a comprehensive overview of fiscal decentralization (FD), outlining how it interacts with domestic structures and institutions. It reviews both theoretical and empirical literature relating to macroprudential institutions and macroeconomic outcomes, arguing that the complex...